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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
The 686 and it's blued companion, the 586, are fantastic revolvers. Built on the newer "L" frame, they are a much better platform for the .357 mag than the smaller "K" framed Model 19. The "L" frame was introduced to solve all of the problems inherent in the smaller "K" frame, but only weighs a few ounces more. They are much handier than the huge "N" framed .357's which, unless they hold eight rounds like Mike's Performance Center gun, just don't make any sense. Those big "N" framed .357's are a holdover from a time when metallurgy just wasn't what it is today, and their only answer to holding the high pressures generated by the .357 mag was sheer bulk. They don't have to do that anymore.
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didnt S/W make a 8 shot .357 purpose built for the first SWAT member to breach a door? is that one a N frame? i cannot remember the numerical nomenclature. it was a wild looking revolver. i never wanted one, but i was a cool handgun.